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bobbym wrote:

They are superhuman

How?

He who designs the chisel for carving the best sculpture hasn't got more talent than the one who carves it

'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.''God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it''But our love is like the wind. I can't see it but I can feel it.' -A Walk to remember

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Maybe my opinions should be better when I really start using them

'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.''God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it''But our love is like the wind. I can't see it but I can feel it.' -A Walk to remember

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Nope, I am not arguing against CAS

'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.''God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it''But our love is like the wind. I can't see it but I can feel it.' -A Walk to remember

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Yeah!

Maybe a 14 year old is not supposed to get into that so soon, I already have the tendency of making sily mistakes and relying on calculators will defocus me more

'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.''God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it''But our love is like the wind. I can't see it but I can feel it.' -A Walk to remember

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Yes, but at school they won't allow me to carry a calculator

'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.''God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it''But our love is like the wind. I can't see it but I can feel it.' -A Walk to remember

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Yes, but I do not know what I should argue for

'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.''God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it''But our love is like the wind. I can't see it but I can feel it.' -A Walk to remember

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Do I have to know integration before I can use a CAS?

'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.''God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it''But our love is like the wind. I can't see it but I can feel it.' -A Walk to remember

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Does it mean it will teach me Calculus? Even if I don't know?

'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.''God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it''But our love is like the wind. I can't see it but I can feel it.' -A Walk to remember

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Agnishom, Calculus (the fundamentals anyways) is not too arduous with the correct resources. There are numerous online resources which make learning Calc easy at any age (by the way, the MIF calculus tutorials are great). Anyways, as far as I know, wxMaxima can be used for many other things not involving calculus.

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Agreed

'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.''God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it''But our love is like the wind. I can't see it but I can feel it.' -A Walk to remember

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I just know the fundamental idea and a little formula

'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.''God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it''But our love is like the wind. I can't see it but I can feel it.' -A Walk to remember

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So are you familiar with the idea of a limit? Anyways, there is this great book "Calculus Made Easy". It is small and is 60 years old (but was recently renovated by Martin several years back). It is great and teaches even the chain rule with ease.

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Let me see, Thank You

'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.''God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it''But our love is like the wind. I can't see it but I can feel it.' -A Walk to remember

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calculus_Made_Easy The original book is 103 years old though... Yet I believe it is the more comprehendable introductory calculuss book I have ever had the pleasure to read.

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'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.''God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it''But our love is like the wind. I can't see it but I can feel it.' -A Walk to remember